Shoe-polisher



J. MORK.

SHOE POLISHER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1920.

1,343,466, Patented June 15, 1920.

UNITED STA JACK MORK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOE-POLISHER.

Application filed February 20, 1920. Serial No. 360,262.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JACK Monk, a subject of the King of Norway, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented, certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Polishers, of which the following is a specication.

The main objects of this invention are to provide a shoe polisher having an improved form and arrangement of parts whereby it may be folded to a convenient form; and to provide an improved handle means whereby the polisher is held and manipulated.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- D Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device in its Vfolded form, the open polisher being shown in dotted outline.l

Fig. 2 is a back-view of the polisher as supported on the operators hand ready for use.

The improved shoe polisher, as shown in the drawings, comprises a back 1 provided with a polishing element 2, and having a handle member 3 which is arranged to receive certain lingers of a hand for supporting the device when in use. Y Y

The back 1 is preferably rectangular in form and is made ofiexible leather, creased so as tobe readily folded to a small rectangular form. The polishing element 2 may be a strip of sheepskin with the wool side out, or other suitable polishing material, such as felt, and is stitched to the inner face of the back.

A pair of flaps 4 extend outwardly from oposite sides of the back 1 and are adapted to be folded inwardly so as to close the ends v of the folded back. Glove fasteners 5 and 6 secure the iiaps in folded position, as shown in Fig. 1.

The handle member 3 comprises a transversely disposed narrowV strap which is secured intermediate its ends to the outer face of the back by stitches 7. The ends of the strap are secured to the respective flaps 4 by stitches 8, so as to form a pair of loops 9, one adjacent each end of the strap, adapted to receive certain lingers of an operators hand for supporting the device in use. The loops 9 also permit the free folding of the flaps inwardly upon the body art. p In the operation of the device the hand is inserted into the handle member as shown in Fig. 2.` The insertion of the fingers into the loops 9 causes the strap 3 to pull up the iaps 4 to inclined positions out of the plane of the polishing element, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the device is being used the flaps will not become soiled by contactwith the shoes. When the polisher' is folded, the flaps 4 prevent the dirt which may have accumulated on the polishing element from falling into the pocket of the user.

The

outer face of the back 1 is preferably highly polished and may be embossed with advertising matter, if desired.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention is herein shown and described, it will be understood that details of v by said flaps are held in rearwardly inclined positions out of the plane of said polishing element when a hand is inserted under said strap, said backr being foldable transversely and inwardly upon itself, said flaps being foldable inwardly upon said back, and fastening means on said flaps and back adapted to coact for securing said polisher in its folded position.

2. A shoe polisher comprising a flexible back having a polishing element secured to the inner face thereof, a lpairrof outwardly extending flaps located on respectively opposite sides of said back, a transversely disposed handle strap secu-red to the outer face of said back at a point between said flaps, the ends of said strap being secured to the respective flaps whereby said flaps are held in rearwardly inclined positions out of the plane of said polishing element when hand is inserted under said strap, said back being foldable transversely and inwardly upon itself, said iaps being foldable inwardly upon said back, and fastening means on said flaps and back adapted to coact for securing said polisher in its folded position.

Signed at Chicago this 17th day of February 1920. JACK MORK 

